SB2023111807 - SUSE update for w3m

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38252)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Strnew_size() function in Str.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.

2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38253)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the growbuf_to_Str() function in indep.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234439-1/